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Senior Software Engineer, Behavior Prediction- Planning

Kodiak · Mountain View, CA

Posted about 3 months ago

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This role has been open
80 days
Kodiak's roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Kodiak's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Kodiak
high
72 stale, 2 reposted of 72 open
Hiring momentum
92 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-22

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About this role

As a Senior Software Engineer at Kodiak AI, you'll focus on enhancing behavior prediction for autonomous driving systems. Your responsibilities will include improving prediction models, collaborating with machine learning teams, and refining interfaces that connect prediction outputs to planning decisions. You'll also lead technical projects, mentor junior engineers, and analyze prediction-related planning failures.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Kodiak as an employer.

What you need

  • Strong experience with behavior prediction, trajectory prediction, actor intent modeling, or related autonomous vehicle prediction problems
  • Strong software engineering skills with proficiency in C++
  • Experience working with planning systems and understanding of how prediction impacts planning, safety, comfort, and system behavior
  • Ability to analyze complex autonomy failures using logs, metrics, and simulation
  • Strong collaboration skills across Perception, Planning, ML, Simulation, and Systems teams
  • Strong system-level judgment around prediction uncertainty, safety, and deployment

Nice to have

  • Python proficiency

What you get

  • Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife
  • Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies
  • Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
  • Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
  • Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work options
  • The role involves both heuristic and learned prediction approaches, which may require a versatile skill set
  • The company is in the autonomous vehicle sector, which can be subject to rapid changes and regulatory scrutiny

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Listed by Kodiak on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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